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I would tell myself to breathe first and foremost. My college years have been far greater than anything i ever experienced in high school. The friends you make are those that matter most. My outlook on the future is so much brighter than before and i am so blessed to have been able to make it this far from the help of my family and close friends. I also get to be apart of a starting club volleyball team which is my passion and continuing that makes my time here even more enjoyable.

If I could go back and talk to my high school self I would say that I need to make sure to get involved. Anything that sounds interesting is worth a shot because you can meet some really great people. I would also tell myself to pick a college based upon what I want. Don't let any one else persuade your decision. With technology these days you can skype with your parents and dogs and you will see your friends over Thanksgiving and Christmas. They will be even more excited to see you and you will have a lot more to catch up on. My biggest piece of advice would be to live in a traditional style dorm where there are 20 girls who share a bathroom. There is more sense of community and you will meet more people. You may have less privacy, but it'll be a good experience. However, if you decide to go with this option you will need to learn to love the library. It is the best place to study. My last piece of advice is not to worry, everything will turn out alright in the end.

I would tell myself not to worry so much about what I want to do with my life. It took me two years to figure out what I wanted to do but I was extremely hard on myself because I thought I should just know. Don’t focus on the negatives in life, look at the positive things you have going for you. Now I am in the program of my dreams and loving it. As long as it took me to get where I am today I look back and think, why did I stress myself out so much? The best advice I can say to my senior high school self would be to take it easy on myself. I am my own worst enemy because I am so hard on myself. I wish I would have figured out earlier on that one test will not kill me, and not knowing my exact path in life is not a death sentence. Worry about the present and by going to class and talking to professionals, you will figure out what is the right path for you.

Know that the social structure of college is muc different than it was in high school. Be out-going and adventurous those first few weeks of college, because you aren't the only one who is nervous. Everyone else is feeling the same way that you are. Also, take advantage of this time as an oppertunity to re-invent yourself and become the person that you always wanted to be.

I would tell myself to have more confidence in transitioning into college because it is not as scary as I made it out to be! I would tell myself to be more outgoing when making upperclassmen friends. I would tell myself that procrastination will be my worst enemy. Most of all, I would advise myself to enjoy every single minute of the college experience because it will go by so quickly.

The first thing I would tell myself is to not declare a major right away. Take a few classes and figure out what you want to do before you decided what you are going to major in. Next, I would tell myself to not be afraid to ask for a new roommate. I asked for a non-smoking roommate, and she lied on application saying that she did not smoke so that she would be the only person who smoked. So, she would smoke in the room, and other things. Her boyfriend broke my chair. I knew from day one that she would be trouble, but I was afraid to hurt her feelings. Third, I would tell myself to try harder to find scholarships, because I don't think I tried hard enough to find a scholarship to help pay for school in the beginning. The last thing is I would tell myself to get more involved in campus life, because I know wish that I had.

I would tell myself to try harder on the SATs and ACTs because colleges really look hard at that stuff. I didn't get in to my number one school because I did not do well on my SATs. I also would have told myself to take it easy and not to stress about the small stuff. Senior year went by so fast and I would tell myself to enjoy it. The transition into college is not as hard as I thought it would be because I think I was ready for the independence.

I would have put more effort into high school. I would have pushed myself to try to decide what career path I wanted to take and not settle for regular jobs. To not be scared of putting effort into going to college. And to not waste what precious time we have on this earth.

Chae Young. Research, research, research, research, and find a job during the summer. You should have looked up more scholarships and not spend your time on facebook, tumblr, and youtube trying to find cute cat videos. Also, don't procrastinate. Please. Just. Don't. Procrastination will only make college a lot harder to deal with. Do things as they come up, and don't wait to do something the next day. The first time you push something back, it's like Newton's first law: it'll just keep going and going until you stop it, but by that point, it will be already too late. So, don't slack off. Please.

If I could go back in time i would tell myself to not wait and start going to college right after high school because higher education is needed in this fast growing technology driven world and the longer you wait the far there behind you get, i would also tell myself that if you put in 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} effort into everything you do you'll get everything you've ever wanted, it just takes hard work and dedication. The More you put in the more you'll get back in return, do it not just for you but your family because as the oldest you got to be the leading example to your younger siblings. Thats the advice I would have gave myself.